This is a very simplified version of the famous halwa. It has the same taste as the store bought halwa but is softer and the recipe is very simple too.

Ingredients

1.5 Cup all purpose flour

4 cups of water

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup Coconut oil (Substitute with vegetable oil)

few drops of green food color

1/4 cup Pista, lightly crushed

2-3 cardamom,crushed

PreparationMix all purpose flour with water to make a thin batter(Looks like milk,little bit thicker though). Add food color. Heat this mixture in a thick bottomed vessel with continued stirring. Add sugar, when the

mixture thickens. Continue stirring. When the mixture thickens again, add the cardamom powder, pista and start adding the oil, 1 tbsp at a time,continue stirring until halwa separate from the vessel, add more oil if required. Transfer to a greased pan and cut into pieces after cooling down.Thanks to my Hubby for making this yummy sweet.....

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Comments:

OMG Vrinda..Pista Halwa Looks so gorgeous and delighful..I normally would see this yummy halwa around Diwali time in India. Good job Mahesh...Awesome Clicks. Now that I have the recipe I'm surely going to try this soon.

hey Vrinda, i tried ur dish just now with minor changes.....used red color instead of green and instead of coconut oil i used a mixture of ghee and vegetable oil.......it looks awesome, will mail u the picture. Didn't cut into pieces still!

hi Vrinda...this is my first visit to ur blog...u hv a lovely blog with awesome recipes...this pista halwa luks soooooo tempting, loved its colour...very nice recipe...thnx for sahring...Hey i am following u so that i can track all ur future recipes and visit them n comment.

Wow just can't take my eyes off !!! Believe me Vrinda I'm drolling ......Superb click....This halwa is looking out of this world. I think green colour has added that final edge. This is my first visit here and must say I'm impressed . Lovely space dear. I'm following you so that i can keep a tract of what other preparations you r upto.Do visit my space http://hamareerasoi.blogspot.com/ if time permits.Deepa

My goodness......Iam definitely making these...Bookmarking this one....U r definitely doing a fantastic job here vrinda...pinney, do u have the recipe of black halwa(not ethakka halwa), the one we get from kozhikkod as well....u left me drooling!!!

I love halwa and when ever i am back home i buy then and eat a lot. May I borrow your hubby for a day so he makes this for us.Looks so perfect.I am bookmarking this, but i am not sure i will make them as they say halwa is a bit difficult to make.

I just tried this recipe.Didnt have pista and green color so replaced it with cashewnut and mango essence. Ilakki Ilakki kai kuzhanju. But it was worth the effort.It tastes awesome.I never thot i'd ever make halwa in my life.Thanks to u :)

How are you Vrinda? How is Akku? It's been a long time since I visited your blog. You have got a wonderful collection. This halwa looks gorgeous and is also very simple to make. I wish I had seen it during Diwali. I'm definitely trying it.